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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
Livs Stock MARKET,

ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Aug. "a attle-Receipts
1850; shipments 700; market strong; fair TO
choice ne1vy natives steers 81 O0G4 %;
butchers steers, fair to choice So 4UG9 %; feed
ere, ir TO good, 81 75d3 40; stocks tair to
good s. C0G2 50. Texans and in
dians, common grass TO good corn-fed s. lOG
, 60. Hogs-RecelUts $50; shipments 1909;
market strong; ranging from 81 40Gj 40.
Snecp-Receipts 800; shipments 1890; market
firm, fair TO choice s. 20G4 10; lambs So 9OG
50
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. O.-Cattle-Receipts
BOO; shipments officially yesterday 22O0; mar
Bes active and strong for cnolcc corn fed steers
other steady; good 10 choice Corn-fed 81 COO
30; common to medium s. 25GS 30; stockers
81 OUG2 DO; feeding stee g G0G3 10; cows 81 40
az 90; large Steers 81 1908 20. Hogs-Receipts
300; shipments officially yesterday 200;
strong; choice heavy firm; mixed packing s. 90
as 10; higher good 10 choice S. 1905 90; com
mon to medium 81 7065 O5 skips and pigs 81 so
a 60. Sheep-Receipts, 100; shipments, official
yesterday, 100; market steady; good to choice
So 00G3 so; common TO medium 81 0062 80,
CHICAGO, ILL, aug. 2O-Cattle - Receipts
5000; shipments 5000; shipping steers, So %
"a 80; stockers and feeders, 81 75G3 p; COWS,
bulls and mixed, 81 2562 so; Texas cattle
81 90G3 80; Nebraska Texans s. 80; Nebraska
half-breeds s. 20 Hogs-Receipts 1000; market
stronger, prices ranging from 81 jOG5 50.
sheep-Receipts 500; shipments none; markes
steady; muttons 81 500 IS; western So f6G
5 70j Texans, s. 00G3 to; lambs, 81 oOa5 co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21

NJ DOUGLASS RESIDENCE.
- n one OF the side streets OF Edln-
.>2.e- nal old instrument in a Junk
Tnd0w. ! went in snd psia the
.!,Aed, Jue pound. Straight to my
= ven shut myself in and for two
: Is pulled and sawed a. "Auld
Ne UGlil InsAy produced some
,4-ce u /, and wnst was more, had
:. myself into better tune with cir
,AIceS / lett that room contented
: 1appy man, and since then when
IN respondent l 50 to my fiddle
,,'2d sway uotil | grind myself into
5 spirits.
: hing that impressed me most in
"Ss not its acres of statuary OF its
pictures, but the tomb of Ns-
= The leaning tower of Pisa was
: Tonderful to me es the echolng
,-Al where your words are tossed
. IS plsything or as 8 football on
"a In Rome | was greatly i'm
- with the vast, almost incompre-
c.s weslth CT the Catholic church.
Naples. but could not alto
ss-ee with the poet; for having
$50 no wish TO die. The Pantheum
,~e vas to me 6 wonder. Built
s-seVen years before Christ, its
>tTenty feet through-still show
IS o. decay. For time much OF
~,:!ioe was built from the ruins OF
y But the government stopped
sad now those relics Of by-gone
re sll under its protection.
I, Cairo l took nv seventy years and
!. pounds to the top OF the highest
20. l was glad when / got there,
vas more than glad when l got
\ Stat up the Nile as faE as II
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
Daily KeNieW .

GAZETTE OFFICE,
FORT WORTH. TEX, Aug. 20, 1851.
Trade was heavy to-day in all lines.
Lemons have declined considerably.
Apples ere in market in quantity and
prices are down.
Tomatoes and potatoes have advanced.
Eggs are up to &c.
Chickens have declined.
Texas potatoes are entirely out Of
market.
The only cabbage in market to-day is
from California, and sold ct &c.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21

H. afEA.aN-h ~ ~ A~@hA4f.f
.--,ugh al this you must pass 10
1gto the home OF that foremost
'.--stive Of the negro race to-day,
..s5a,jck Douglass. You skirt the
me disease breeding marsh, you
- 3acsying hull behind, and i've
=. risk walk lands you in the heart
-.7wn. You are on the main
VIII its grass grown walks, and
80 slong you brush against turn in
lad resident or better dressed
snt from the asylum out for
with Ms keeper. Turning
[. yoU slowly climb the
.-r hill, where, on It's crest,
.,3aer the shade of giant oaks,
-...v house OF the subject C
sr.. Passing up 8 concrete walk
+. we.. KEPT lawns, you are soon
gr.or.ally il large old fash
Ee- on The broad plaza that
15dse. AnG row your wonder
1 nh q mesns should live in such
,-t 5 SCI a. rest. Turn which wsY
su3 the view is indeed beautiful.
JUN the waters OF the Potomac,
la.ay sun, 'Sind in and out
...e Ills: turn to The east and you
muddy E3steTn Branch, ike e
eG serpent, twisting itself away
un0er country; turn to the
-. and ID g hollow lies the Fed
u IS monuments, It's church
s.-l. is public buildings bathed in
-a5ry voice greets you in wei
s. U-ea5s your everie. You can
id. admire the stalwart form
81, me toll and cares OF seventy
,aUrt. No stoop marks declining
=. u The broad massive shoulders,
eye Is still bright and Intelligent
wsl. 70 interview me?" "YeS."
1s1t SC, " says Mr. Douglass, and
-omentS later we are both settled
-31.y in g small room of the par
fine side Of which are well-hlled
uses.
vsnt TO know about my trip;
o -e-,n al the beginning" said
.lg.Sss, seating himself in a big
-lr "We, that is, my wife and
vent first to Paris, where we
|-E1 months / msY ssy Just here
-yT.sI. abroad had no public sig
bic whatever, but was undertaken
aslge only. And now l want to
-s.is,riEes me the American press
= sc)minE too curious. You dab
much into the private life of the
Nothing is safe; his habits. his
lis wife are all considered the
,-s,e SUI ect OF newspaper criticism,
~l,1.s is in some ways injurious, at
Is anything but agreeable. Now
lGLsa cousins are not, as a class,
,2.S set OF men as the rank anC
american newspaper men, but tneJ
lie careful as TO facts, q quality
~s21e Ot your brethren seemingly
BG, 70 return to my trip.
Europe TO renew the acquaint-
lide ttty years ago when l was
'ss.sve in hiding. And the sac
-&;0ns the trip brought back Il
rs, old violin there recalls TIT
$ lays Of my exile. | WAS despond
ID almost lost sll hope, whel
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL, Aug 20 -Cotton-Spot closed
firm; asking higher but quotations unchanged
Ordinary L. 20; god Ordinary 3D. low
middling SID; middltng uplaads I-l6d; mid
ding Orleans -l6d.
Futures opened firm ct an advance, and closed
streng at an advance OF , TO points on all
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
AT HOME.
-iot Douglass and His Wife.
ffOs' ting Talk with the Noted
I1ls, ,ro ST His Cosy Homo.
usrs Truths About smcTi-
Il. sem or Meu-dis Opinion
| q Ms' irsan Men and Things
ot+ae Gazette.

- NJ he GNL'NNS'
!. .rox. Aug. ls.-The stranger
en- a. the first time 20 Union
:, II The numerous suburban vii
~. - washington, is struck by
';2--' noyerty on every hand. It
,.'-s, ..-oet in poorly clsd and neg
X rrchins, it peeps out tim
-roken Window panes at the
;'-5 ,e outside, and can be seen
-s.king doors ajar, hiding its
= .s rom the glorious light OF
* D. -. side of the river, near the
= -, 3ecsying hull of an old river
y Ike grim skeleton sentinel
~ -.t Of s marsh land, the stag
Y '.. -. Of wbich send forth odors
81 de.th dealing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
New York,
on-Spot closed

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Cotton-Spos closed
firm at Lice advance.
Ordinary. &c; good ordinary, Ice; low
mlddline, &c: mid1l'ng. SIC; good middling,
lO.: m,ddling fsir. lQisc.
Sales bales.
STOCK bales. actual
Futures opened firm and closed steady, up
10 ) points on all months.
Solos - ba1ps
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
FIN AHCEAL.

ENGLISH C0NSOLs.
LONDON, Aug. .O.-COnsoIs closed 1917
Tor money; silver 81 9-I5'.
MONEY.
NEW YORK, aug. 20 Money on call easy at
4di per cent PdIne mercantile paper 6tzG9
per cent erling exchange dull and ~
changed, a. 81 o. for sixty day bills and
il s. for demand
STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-StoCks and bonds
-. ~, to 1T
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
OOTEGN MARKETS.
Receipts at All United States Ports.
EcNz OrlNRnE.

NEW ORLEANS, LA. Aug. 20.-Cotton-spot
closed firm and up Lice.
Sales 5 0 bales.
Stock 2,297 bales
Low ordinary &c; ordinary nc; good.
ordinary SC; low middltng sc; midsa
ding Ice; good middling sc; middiing
fair l0c; fair 1919.
Futures opened steady and closed steady
al an advance OF 10 TO Is points on all months
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
School Lands to Lease.
OFFICE or COUNTY JUDGE,
ALBANY, TEN, Aug. 10, lS57.

OFFICE or COUNTY JUDGE, !
ALBANY, TEN, Aug. Is, lco7.
In accordance with an order of the Commits
sion ers' court, l hereby Invite bids to lease;
Shackelford county school lands for teFmsaE
i've years at not less than 5 cents pef acre per
annum. These lands are .insS Body containing
lip acres, on the Inns between Hockey and
Cochran counttssscn the plains, and about ten
miles southeAst of the Capitol Syndicate Head
sassssfs Ranch. Having recently inspected
and surveyed these lands. ! can give applicants
to lease correct information as to class Of land,
soil, water facilities, etc.
TERMS OF LEASE.
Cash annually in advance; lessee to have
right to remove mis- improvements on termina-
ton of lease.
PETER HART,
County Judge Shackelford County.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
Greatly Improved and Reduced in Price,

The Weekly GAZETTE is now only 81 90
year; and will in future contsfn besides
the latest news from&af1 parts Of the
world, Talnlsgs's sermon, a fashion
and household department, most reliable
msGkss report. Thrilling serial stories by
tie most popular authors Will be q weekly
feature.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Fractions and Futures
from SIX to Eighteen Points High
er-Money Market Easy.

wheat Opened Weak, Fiuctuatod Mar
rowy ana CT Dsnd Steady-Llvc Stock
transactions Brisk.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21

ST LOUIS, Mo-, Aug 2O.-Wool- strengthen.
ing: several eastern mill buyers have been
doing fair business. Tub washed has been
most active and is growing scarce. There
were good sales of medium unwashed
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21
Tho Coffee market,
The MnnI Market.

GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. 2O.-Co1ee Spot
unchanged.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21

Connections made at Paris with Adams
Ezpasss tor St. Louis, Chicago, Cincin,
matt and eastern cities, snd at Purcell
with Wells-Fargo & Co.'S Express for
Kansas City, Mo-, and all points IN Kan.
sss, Nebraska and Iowa.
We offer quickest and most direct
route between Galveston and Houston
and Fort Worth, Gainesville snd inter
mediate points.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-21

TExARKANA, ARK, June 20, 1877.
The Texas Express Company RS BIZ
tended It's services over the Kansas Git
and Paris Extensions of the Gulf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe Railway, and over
the Sherman Branch OF the St. Louis
Arkansas and Texas Railroad, opening
Offices at the following stations:
Western cyclone., 1887-07-08
bliss anna Could, header.

Miss Anna Gould, to whom the late
Mr.. Tilden left 100000 in his will.
says the Philadelphia Times. is the
daughter of the late General Gould, of
Rochester, wlro, when kt died, be-
queathed an ample fortune 10 his
widow, son and daughter. But the son
was unfortunate in business, and. hav-
ing lost his own share, persuaded his
mother and sister TO let him have their
money that he might open banking
house in New York. in which he soon
wrecked all their maintenance. This
compelled Miss Gould TO earn her own
livelihood and she was commended TO
Mr.. Tlden rs n reader by one Of his
family. who sctnnccted with her by
marriage. She had been highly edU-
Gated and her reading never seemed 10
tire him. and so insatiate was his ap-
petite for books that she read to him in
the five years she spent at Greystone
eight hundred volumes. besides news
papers. magazines, letters and Tiscel-
laneous matter. As he preferred solid
works, and most cT them on abstruse
subjects which could not interest Miss
Gould, he* inceSsant reading must have
been most arduous to her Mr.. Tilden
was very critical and if she did not pro-
rounce n word correctly would set her
right and make her read t Igair. II
She thought he was falling asleep and
read carelessl5, he would Ct once rouse
ZIP and insist on having the passage
read over correctly. She has b this
drilling become as critical as AIc. Hidden
was and has become a terror 70 her as
Guaintances when they srca6 in he~
presence, and they neyer use word III
talking TO her Of whose pronunciation
and finer significance they are MOI Ger
tain. When he engaged Miss Gould :
services EIr. Tilden agreed tC pay her
$50 q month and give her home at
Greystore. Later he told her he would
leave her $50, 900 in his will. and after
a time promised her Ste0'0t0 Il She re-
mained WITH him as lcag rs he lived,
Which pledge he kept She certainly
earned ali She has received O: aspects
from his estate. -
Western cyclone., 1887-07-08

An Iowa geniOus has introduced to
notice new fuel. which is destined to
take the place Of coal in the prairie
countries. This fuel is made by grind
inc corn stalks and coarse prairie grass
together. moi istening them and then
pressing the pulp into blocks about
twelve inches long and four inches
thick and dried. 1t IS claimed that
one block will give an hours steady
heat and that the fuel can be produced
for $3 per ton.
We rs we'll as many ofOur best cit
izens were glad to see lawyer George
Jones, ON his temporary return to Gre
NADIA, which he left some months ago
for home IN young town in the pro
gressive state of Kansas. We were
pleased to hear him give so good an
account Of himself amongst distant
strangers. He is a lawyer by profess
ion, and our best lawyers here say
that he is q good one. We know.
that he has the respect Of our entiy0
bar. and we may say the same of our
entire community. Noral in his prin-
eiples, temperate in his habits and stu
dious in his associations, the time will
come, when both fame and fortune
Will be his reward. -Glehada Sentinel.
Miss.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-08
CYCLONE TWTSTERS.

CrOQuet sets. at Henrie 5.
Corn for sale. al CrOwleys,
Machine oils cheap at Crowlcy's.
Machine oil and twine at LcwinS.
Just received at Young & Craven
q new invoice Of goods.
When you trade at Crowleys. you
bet you will get q square deal.
For best prices on lumber sec the
Saginaw Lumber Co. at Stockton.
Levin NOW handles the Deeling,
Plano. Buckeye and Warrior Mowers.
Hcnrie Is at home. come and see
him. this invitation is extended to al
Overalls Henne makes 4 specially
of these. call and see his stock Of those
goods.
The nobbiest line of dress goods
ever brought to Nieodemus, at Young
d Craven. -
treat discount SAFE I'll mems cldlh-
ing, Now is yout time to- buy a suit
of clothes cheap
Henrie's is the headquarters for
Fourth of Juiy goods, Mammoth
stock Of fire works.
Plenty Of money 90 loan on Gilt
edge security at the Solomon Valley
Bank: Hill City. Kansas.
just received at CrowIcy's 4 nice
line Of prints, lawns, ladies scarEs and
mott ons call and get prices.
Hats, Hats. Hats, Henric will sell
You hat cheaper than You can buy
at any other place in the state.
Oh see those fnc white lawns at
Henrics they arc lovely TIE only
place they can he bought in town.
Candies. Nuts. and all kinds Of cott-
fe cti0haries at Hcnrics. can he hought
cheaper Shan at any any store in tile
county.
F { Grebles five miles north west OF
Neodemus has abundance of sweet
potatoe plants for sale: Gallon; him.
near FIRMS Mills. Jl
Western cyclone., 1887-07-08
MARRIED

Kansas, on Thursday June %. 1887.
By Rev. R. T. Markham, Mr.. Price
Houston and Miss Sadie NJ. Henrie
If you want to trade in a live
go ahead business booming town come
to NicOdemus where you will get more
for one dollar than at any other town
in the county.
Somebody claims to have discovered
substance whsch is 900 times as
sweet as sugar" The substance is
supposed to be about eighteen years.
old and wares a hustle.
{. H. Newth has sold his stock Of
goods to 7. Sample ofAlcona Kansas.
Mr. Sample will move to Nicodemus
and occupy the rooms over the store
room, now occupied by Lightfoot.
Mrs. Foster Williams, Of Nicodemus
Kan sas, sends us another subscriber.
Mr.. Y. T. Scruggs. Mrs. Williams is
certainly a worker at anything she
takes hold of-Memphis Watchman.
A stock company is beinglformed
at Marvin for the purpose of reissuing
the diseased Monitor. The new paper
will be republican in politics, and fora
time at least, will be edited by Charles
Ford,
Dee Bonecutter and family started
for bis claim in Graham county this
week. They will be gone about two
weeks. He is going out to see what
kind of crop of buffalo grass he has
this Lebanon Criterion.
Although the Nico demus brass band
has only had its instruments about
three. months it is by far the best band
in the county. This shows what push
and grit Will do in short time. If
NicOdemus is not proud Other band
she had ought to be.
While it is conceded that Southwest
eER Kansas is q grand country, full of
almost bou ndless possibilities. still
NOrth-w astern Kansas is all that the
Southwest IS, and in the matter Of
healthfuEIne5s and natural beauty. it's
superior by all od ds.
Colby Cat; Mr. c. G. Moore found
the other day, q boom shell 10 pounds
in weight i'll the northeast part Of
Thomas county, Natural breast
works are there, and arrows, etc, are
found, indicating that it was an In
dian ambush long ago.
Kanaas is the best State in the
world for a poor man. An industrious
prudent, sober man of average intelh-
genee.e can nrake good living and
pf0NlttG' hlnFSen .WltH q FcQSOnable
compente1rce easier IN Ka nsas than
anywhere else UIller the sun,
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Letters remaining in NicotIemus post
office, unclaimed July 1st, 1897.
Wm s.. Lewis Mr. Porter,
VIM. IL. Thatcher, Bette Hall.
T. Rlchar dsoN, II. G. Nuvell,
Francis Nieol.
CARDS.
J. \. Stewart,
FIRMS.
MrllenS q Davis.
In calling tor the above pie ase say
Western cyclone., 1887-07-08
local NEWS.

tltn9
Cat down the weeds.
Great growing weather.
they have found gas at oberlin-
This is fine weather to take a bath,
rhe farmers are all happy since the
pin.
sA Boylan has a new clerk in bis
,pEe
Evans has gone east ON business
IBIS week
rF Taylor went east on business
bis week.
yoodemus has the best brass band
b the county
Ed. Turck Of NIillbrook. was in the
B Thursday
CIV NJ cCnbbin Of Webster was in
bRn Thursday.
The Santa Fe has grade stakes set
sfras Moter.
Did you get drunk Oh the 4th in
whibitiOn Kansas?
]. C. Lowery has been appointed
Ejstant postmaster,
NcOdemus had by far the best ceEe-
kafOn in the co0nty-
The Applegate boys we've in great
knand last Thursday morning
It seems TO be a fact that we are
ging to get the rSiIrord this summer.
v h. Cotton is running TayEo4s
-
=, '
A@ EVA Peferson OF Stockton is
sOpping at the Gibson Honse this
Rek
: n'er MolN T. "" Jones informs
rsUptr
ss Wilson OF ailfb'ok aecompar-
yc,iomns '' 'i
,n DNaiANeI'si'aLsS' Nfother IS IA
ia Livery stob,o
= ,l'eSang machines will be- very
suatry this, wear
pt
.l 'N " ,'ii'' oAp l'''leh''rO l''leU TO-
hlagain. oe,tlomon
r. m
n,.,, l1'-', GUNS. "O"ll lfo'n lAS
'Gl'y seatom the, hill, on. his way to
Ra nu -,
Asat.i ~ I'M y ,!.,t CltE base ball nine,.was'
lbv n nan IT. ,-o,,oi0ON, nn' i"SCpncay Mey
"'''il, ''-oaN''
st on t,,@ua~ np' a mas ~ nnlSheo M ms n con-
u ms,iar on1, - ~ - .ol"i'li,n' w.
s.., ''1' o' ''o'Se' ''''
~ al',Lively III Of ofstOekton.is-lriWng the
adng the absaoae ns ~, = 10 s1oo N'on
= y A'''H Evans
saDl..ss ,'sses' IN this section' is,about
crs.' ',slOf TINS season there being
ss' s'''nts, five million acres of land
ai0a' restored to the public domain; if
uaemnitv land contro,.o,.,,- 49,.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-08
Mrkens & Davis.

LA ca4Al4& 1OF the an0Nc PIES say
advertised. 4. y. HARPER, ?. N
Osborne journal We met a rebel
colonel while in Kentucky last week
who fought five years to destroy the
Union, On the surrender Of the old
flags, he said, | do not believe in ac-
cepting them from man who did not
aid in their capture. The only way
we are entitled to them is to capture
them like the boys who wore the blue
did, and this we will never do. This
fellow was q soldier, and hired no sub
stitute..
Kansas proSpers' because she has
the best-sOil of any state Ill the Union,
the best crops one year with another,
the largest and mosC continuous immi-
grafton, the most industrious, energet-
ic autt cnteyprising people on the
globe, more rustlers i'll proportion TO
her pobUlatiOn than any other state,
aud because she is u sober, moral and
progressive state muer republican
rule, andin accorie with the best civ
ihzaiicn OF the age.
\ schoolboy's composition on the
editor ran us follows; the editor is one
OF the most naPpiest mulvIdu ais III
the world. lie can go 10 the circus
i'll the afternoon and evening without
Il nickel, also to inquests and hang
ings. lie liast1ee ucketS 10 rheaterS
gets wedding cake sent 10 him and
sometimes gets Il licking, but not OF
ten, as lie Is generally I bad man TO
handle While other t0lks have 10 20
to bed early the editor can sit up late
every night and see ali that Is going
on. Wnen [ am d man l mean 10 be
al editor, 50 1 can stay. out lats at
night. Wolhi- {. thai, De JoTTy?
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-28
FAIR HAVEN.
Memorial Day Programme for Monday -Sale of Business-Servtces To-Mer- row FestivaIs-Personnl Mention General Notes.

Memorial Day Programme for Monday
 -Sale of Business-Services To-Mer-
 General Notes.
 The programme for Memorial day will be fully carried out in Fair Haven Union eeme- tery at II o'clock, company having been specially detailed by the Grand Army to dec crate the graves.
 The many friends of Mrs. Hall, wife of Dr. E. c. M. Hall, who was thrown from 8 carriage Wednesday night, will be pleased to learn that she was not injured so badly as was at first supposed and that she is now convalescent.
 Mrs. M. l.. Durand, president of the VIC. T. U. of New Haven county, will be present to morrow afternoon and is expected to make the principal address.
 The first strawberry festival of the season will be held at the rink next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and will be given by the ladies of Grace church. There will be an entertainment consisting of vocal and instrumental music, dialogues, recitations, also be served.
 The young ladies who recently gave the "dairymaids' festival' have been rehearsing their parts preparatory to another production of the festival. Several new features have been added and the young ladies who are to take part are enthusiastic and think that their second entertainment will be even more 
 J. A. Thorpe, the builder, of Exchange street, has recently come into the possession of rocking chair that is one hundred and eleven years old. The relic was sent by MT. Thorpe's sister in Goshen, Mass.
 Mrs. Alyah Barnes has gone to Baltimore, where she intends to reside with her daugh ter, Mrs. Captain William Betsworth.
 Frank Smith has sold out his interest in the meat business to w. H. Kelsey, his part ner, and MT. Smith will hereafter devote himself to his livery business entirely.
 The Ladies' Aid society of St. James church met last evening.
 Captain William Crossley and family have removed to Madison to live.
 Fred F. Brown will occupy the residence of George H. Corbin on South Quinnipiae street. MT. Corbin is at present in Los Angeles and will possibly make his home in that city.
 MT. William Brooks is making an addition to his house on North Front street.
 A cargo of damaged cotton has been un- loaded at Robinson's dock by Harvey Ford. The cotton will be picked over.
 Henry E. Bradley, formerly with s. M. Monson 6 Son, the pie bakers, has pur- chased the business of G. H. Ives, corner of State and Elm streets.
 To morrow Rev. A. H. Goodnough, pastor of the East Pearl street M. E. church, will preach both morning and evening. In the evening MT. Goodnough will take for the subject of his discourse "Paul at Athens" :" MT. Goodnough's popularity increases every week and he will, no doubt, have large con- gregation tomorrow.